Cap. 25:29 MARONDFRA lJNIVFRSITY OF AGRICUULIRAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY No. 3/2015 (a) the Vice-Chancellor, who shall be the chairperson, the Pro- Vice Chancellors, the deans, professors. the chairpersons of departments and the Librarian who shall be ex o.ffir'io members: and (h) one member of the permanent academic staff from each faculty elected annually by such staff: and (c) six students elected annually by the Students' Executive Council: Provided that such students shall not be entitled to attend deliberations of the Senate on matters which are considered by the chairperson of the Senate to he confidential. (2) If the full-time academic staff or the Students' Executive Council fails or declines to elect a person in terms of paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection ( 1), the Council may appoint a suitably 4ualified person to !ill the vacancy. 17 Functions of Senate The Senate shall have the following functions(a) to promote the advancement of knowledge through research: (b) to formulate and carry out the academic policy of the University: (c) to regulate the programmes. subjects and courses of study and the examinations held by the University: (d) to regulate the admission of students to the University: (c) to recommend to the Chancellor, through the Council, the conferment of degrees. including honorary degrees, diplomas. certificates and other awards and distinctions of the University and the withdrawal and restoration of such awards: (f) to fix, subject to consultation with any sponsors and subject to the approval of the Council, the times, modes and conditions of competitions for fellowships, scholarships and prizes: (g) to appoint examiners for examinations conducted by the University: (h) to cause to be prepared estimates of expenditure required to catTy out the academic work of the University and to submit them to the Council: ( i) subject to the approval and direction of the Council, to formulate, modify and revise the organisation of faculties, departments, institutes, centres and units: (j) to recommend to the Council the institution, abolition or holding in abeyance of professional chairs and other academic offices; (k) without derogation from the powers of the Counci 1, to propose changes to the Statutes: (1) to make any regulations it is authorised to make by or in terms of this Act: (m) to appoint committees, which may include persons who are not members of the Senate, to exercise any of the functions of the Senate, other than the power to make regulations; (n) to make periodic reports on its activities to the Council and to report on any matter referred to it by the Council: 85